Yes it did 1,2,3, finish prior to that, Porsche Hybrids and Audi Hybrids had been the winners for years. ICE cars aren't even on the horizon.
bill-robinson,
Nov 20, 8:29am
well woopy doda to you.
bill-robinson,
Nov 20, 8:32am
you reminded me, youare correct they did win with a car that generates power to use at the end of the straight to give an increase inperformance. i presumes tyou menat total ev not a toy car built to excite idiots
gazzat22,
Nov 20, 10:47am
Well if certain people dont agree or have no alternative they just ignore the facts.What when these batteries are unusable even in a domestic struation or unrecyclable or horrors the Government starts charging RUC,s or similar to cover the costs of roading?Ostrich like qualities. !
harm_less,
Nov 20, 4:16pm
Like I posted earlier: Old EV batteries are a great source of the minerals needed to make more batteries. Redwood Materials are building a business on the valuable resourse that is old Li-Ion batteries: https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/09/why-amazon-and-panasonic-a re-betting-on-this-battery-rec- ycling-startup/
You definitely can't say that about used petrol!
cattleshed,
Nov 21, 11:20am
Not a valid argument there. The equal to petrol is not battery it is electricity!
Just another article focussing on the implications of charging EVs with fossil fuel derived electricity generation. NZ's generation is currently 86% from renewables and will improve as the Waipipi wind farm comes on stream in the next few weeks. https://www.transpower.co.nz/power-system-live-data
gunhand,
Nov 21, 12:25pm
And what is used in wind farm wind mills? Lots and lots of OIL which needs changed quite often.
drsr,
Nov 21, 12:37pm
They mostly use synthetics these days, and in any case they aren't being burnt so don't contribute to CO2 emissions.
gubay,
Nov 21, 5:22pm
Nice one from Dippy62
sw20,
Nov 21, 5:39pm
Play the ball, not the man.
gubay,
Nov 21, 5:52pm
Sorry, forgot to ignore the blind self-righteous. my bad.
apollo11,
Nov 21, 9:06pm
How would you propose we do this?
poppy62,
Nov 21, 9:19pm
Thanks Goober!
poppy62,
Nov 21, 9:30pm
I own a 8.2 m Travelair Rustler (3,420 kgs) and it's a pain to tow, it requires a big rig. I also have a 6.5m motorhome bus and a holiday home. But the least problem and cheapest is a Hotel/motel. Yes so I'm blind and self righteous, but experienced. ignore all you want.
tgray,
Nov 22, 9:42am
Despite my friends enthusiasm for hybrid/electric cars and the fact I have driven many of them, I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in owning one, now or in the future. None.
tygertung,
Nov 22, 10:43am
I was riding past a campervan shop the other day, saw a campervan for 90k. You could stay in a lot of hotels for that sort of money.
Also they often park at camping grounds anyway which are expensive these days for a powered site.
sw20,
Nov 22, 10:47am
My late father used to say the same thing. What does a good camper cost that you will actually want to use? $90k? $100k? More? You can buy a nice car, loads of fuel and plenty of hotel and motel rooms for that money.
poppy62,
Nov 22, 11:15am
Hi mate! appreciate the support, thanks. All three are up for sale, especially before the Greens push the CGT. The Batch alone costs me $5.5K in rates & insurance, which alone,would afford me a decent hassle free holiday.
stevo2,
Nov 23, 8:32am
Hey Poppy, where's the bach?
poppy62,
Nov 23, 8:58am
Mangawhai Heads
poppy62,
Nov 23, 9:06am
If I was on my own, I'd buy a Cabin on one of those massive Cruise ships and live on it full time. 4-6 star rating 24 hour food/drink, and travel the world. Get off wherever I want to and pick it up at the next /whatever port. $150000k-$1.4m depending on the ship and cabin.
poppy62,
Oct 20, 10:08pm
Wondered where you were. My Mrs (the real Poppy 62) and I have done the Panama canal, Mediterranean and Alaska cruises so far cant wait till we're free to go again. Cheapest & Greatest way to travel/holiday. 14 nights on the Queen Mary 2 (like a 5 star hotel) balcony suite, 150K tonnes and more than 3 football fields long. for $999.00 US Per person.
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